Senior Data Analyst (healthcare data)

Inovalon was founded in 1998 on the belief that technology, and data specifically, would empower the transformation of the entire healthcare ecosystem for the better, improving both outcomes and economics. At Inovalon, we believe that when our customers are successful in their missions, healthcare improves. Therefore, we focus on empowering them with data-driven solutions. And the momentum is building.

Together, as ONE Inovalon, we are a united force delivering solutions that address healthcare’s greatest needs. Through our mission-based culture of inclusion and innovation, our organization brings value not just to our customers, but to the millions of patients and members they serve.

Location: This position is a hybrid role based out of our Canonsburg, PA office. The current expectation is that we are in office two days each week (Tuesday-Wed), with extra additional days as required during the month.

Business Unit: Pharmacy

Senior Data Analyst

The Senior Data Analyst will serve as a core contributor within the Data Solutions team, responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, customer-facing data solutions that support reporting, analytics, and data access products. This role partners closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Customer-facing teams to gain understanding of the needs/requests and perform analytics to develop solutions that will support the various custom/Ad-hoc in nature business and client requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver scalable data solutions supporting Data Access feeds, reporting modules, dashboards, and analytics products;

• Translate product requirements, customer needs, and operational use cases into well-structured data models, views, and analytical outputs;

• Develop complex SQL-based transformations and queries across relational and cloud data platforms (e.g., Oracle SQL Developer, Snowflake, PostgreSQL);

• Design and maintain logical and physical data models optimized for performance, reuse, and customer self-service;

• Partner with Engineering and Product to align data models with platform capabilities, roadmap direction, and security standards;

• Ensure consistency and traceability of data definitions across products and customer deliverables;

• Support customer-facing analytics by ensuring data accuracy, clarity, and explainability;

• Produce documentation describing data structures, business logic, metrics definitions, and known limitations;

• Act as a subject matter expert during customer escalations, implementation questions, and data validation efforts;

• Perform root-cause analysis on data discrepancies, pipeline failures, and performance issues;

• Enforce data quality checks, validation logic, and auditability within delivered solutions;

• Ensure all data solutions comply with HIPAA, internal security policies, and data access controls;

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers to refine requirements and influence solution design;

• Provide technical guidance and review for junior analysts; and

• Contribute to standards, best practices, and reusable patterns across the Data Solutions team

Job Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in data analytics, data engineering, or analytics-focused software development;

• Strong SQL expertise (Oracle SQL Developer, Snow SQL, T-SQL, PostgreSQL, or equivalent);

• Experience designing data models and analytics for external customers or productized data offerings;

• Experience working in regulated data environments (healthcare preferred);

• Proven ability to translate ambiguous business needs into structured data solutions;

• Strong documentation and communication skills;

• Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake);

• Familiarity with modern BI tools (Power BI, Looker, etc.);

• Exposure to healthcare analytics, claims data, or quality measures (e.g., HEDIS);

• Experience supporting tiered data products, customer entitlements, or role-based access;

• Prior collaboration with Product Management teams:

• Maintain compliance with the Inovalon’s policies, procedures and mission statement;

• Adhere to all confidentiality and HIPAA requirements as outlined within the Inovalon’s Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the undertaking of the position;

• Fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may be reasonably provided by Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success of the Company;

• Uphold responsibilities relative to the separation of duties for applicable processes and procedures within your job function; and

• We reserve the right to change this job description from time to time as business needs dictate and will provide notice of such.

Education:

• Master’s degree plus 3 years of experience, will accept a Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field of study, plus at least 5 years of experience in a related role.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Sedentary work (i.e., sitting for long periods of time);

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force;

• Frequently or constantly to lift, carry push, pull or otherwise move objects and repetitive motions

• Subject to inside environmental conditions; and

• Travel for this position will include less than 5% locally usually for training purposes.

Inovalon Offers a Competitive Salary and Benefits Package

In addition to the base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

The actual base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. At Inovalon, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

Inovalon invests in associates to help them stay healthy, save for long-term financial goals, and manage the demands of work and personal commitments. That’s why Inovalon offers a valuable benefits package with a wide range of choices to meet associate needs, which may include health insurance, life insurance, company-paid disability, 401k, 18+ days of paid time off, and more.

Base Compensation Range
$77,000—$119,700 USD

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship (e.g. H-1B, TN, or E-3). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States as a condition of employment. (This is only applicable for US-based positions)

If you don’t meet every qualification listed but are excited about our mission and the work described, we encourage you to apply. Inovalon is most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and you may be just the right person for this or other roles.

By embracing inclusion, we enhance our work environment and drive business success. Inovalon strives to provide equal opportunities to the communities where we operate and to our clients and everyone whom we serve. We endeavor to create a culture of inclusion in which our associates feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and pursue their professional goals in an equitable setting. We understand that by fostering this type of culture, and welcoming different perspectives, we generate innovation and growth.

Inovalon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirement.

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